Kansas Statutes 38-2320. Journal entry for child support
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When child support is ordered pursuant to the revised Kansas juvenile justice code, a separate journal entry or judgment form shall be made for each parent ordered to pay child support. The journal entry or judgment form shall be entitled:
“In the matter of __________ and __________”
(obligee’s name) (obligor’s name)
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 38-2320
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
and shall contain no reference to the official file or social file in the case except the facts necessary to establish personal jurisdiction over the parent, the name and date of birth of each child and findings of fact and conclusions of law directly related to the child support obligation. If the court issues an income withholding order for the parent, the order shall be captioned in the same manner.